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AFFILIATED INSTITUTIONS
ANNA UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI
REGULATIONS - 2009
CURRICULUM I TO VI SEMESTERS (PART - TIME)
M.E. INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

SEMESTER I

COURSE
CODE
COURSE TITLE L T P C
THEORY
MA 9317 Probability and Statistics 3 0 0 3
IE 9311 Production and Operations Management 3 0 0 3
IE 9312 Operations Research 3 0 0 3

TOTAL 9 0 0 9

SEMESTER II

COURSE
CODE
COURSE TITLE L T P C
THEORY
IE 9321 Modelling and Simulation in Manufacturing 3 0 0 3
IE 9322 Quality Engineering 3 0 0 3
IE 9323 Engineering Optimisation : Theory and applications 3 0 0 3

TOTAL 9 0 0 9

SEMESTER III

COURSE
CODE
COURSE TITLE L T P C
THEORY
IE 9313 Human Factors in Engineering and Design 3 0 0 3
IE 9314 Logistics and Supply Chain Management 3 0 0 3
IE 9315 Managerial Accounting and Finance 3 0 0 3
PRACTICALS
IE 9316 Industrial Engineering Laboratory I 0 0 3 2
IE 9317 Seminar I 0 0 2 1

TOTAL 9 0 5 12








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SEMESTER IV
COURSE
CODE

COURSE TITLE L T P C
THEORY
E1 Elective I 3 0 0 3
E2 Elective II 3 0 0 3
E3 Elective III 3 0 0 3
PRACTICALS
IE 9328 Seminar II 0 0 2 1

TOTAL CREDITS 9 0 2 10

SEMESTER V
COURSE
CODE
COURSE TITLE L T P C
THEORY
E4 Elective IV 3 0 0 3
E5 Elective V 3 0 0 3
E6 Elective VI 3 0 0 3
IE 9331 Project Work (Phase I) 0 0 12 6

TOTAL CREDITS 9 0 12 15

SEMESTER IV
COURSE
CODE
COURSE TITLE L T P C
IE 9341 Project Work (Phase II) 0 0 24 12
TOTAL CREDITS 0 0 24 12


TOTAL CREDITS TO BE EARNED FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE = 67




















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LIST OF ELECTIVES


COURSE
CODE
COURSE TITLE L T P C
CI9269 Lean Manufacturing 3 0 0 3
IE 9002 Management Information Systems 3 0 0 3
IE 9004 Occupational Safety and Health Engineering 3 0 0 3
IE 9005 Concurrent Engineering 3 0 0 3
IE 9007 Value Analysis and Engineering 3 0 0 3
IE 9008 Maintenance Management 3 0 0 3
IE 9009 Flexible Manufacturing Systems 3 0 0 3
IE 9010 Marketing Management 3 0 0 3
IE 9011 Intelligent Manufacturing Systems 3 0 0 3
IE 9012 Total Productivity Maintenance 3 0 0 3
IE 9013 Data Structures and Computing 3 0 0 3
IE 9014 Facilities Planning and Design 3 0 0 3
IE 9015 Robust Design 3 0 0 3
IS9325 Reliability Engineering 4 0 0 4
MF9252 Design for Manufacture and Assembly 3 0 0 3










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MA 9317 PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS L T P C
3 0 0 3

UNIT I PROBABILITY AND RANDOM VARIABLE 9
Probability Random variables Moments Moment generating function Standard
distributions Functions of random variables Two-dimensional R.Vs Correlation and
Regression.

UNIT II ESTIMATION THEORY 9
Principle of least squares Regression Multiple and Partial correlations Estimation of
Parameters Maximum likelihood estimates Method of moments.

UNIT III TESTING OF HYPOTHESIS 9
Sampling distributions Test based on Normal, t-distribution, chi-square, and F-distributions
Analysis of variance One-way and two way classifications.

UNIT VI DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS 9
Completely Randomized Design Randomized Block Design Latin Square Design 2
Factorial Design.

UNIT V TIME SERIES 9
Characteristics and Representation Moving averages Exponential smoothing Auto
Regressive Processes.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
REFERENCES:
1. Freund J ohn, E and Miller, Irvin, Probability and Statistics for Engineering, 5
th
Edition,
Prentice Hall, 1994.
2. J ay, L.Devore, Probability and Statistics for Engineering and Sciences, Brooks Cole
Publishing Company, Monterey, California, 1982.
3. Montgomery D.C and J ohnson, L.A, Forecasting and Time series, McGraw Hill.
4. Anderson, O.D, Time series Analysis: Theory and Practice, I.North-Holland,
Amsterdam, 1982.
5. Gupta, S.C and Kapoor, V.K., Fundamentals of Mathematical Statistics, Sultan Chand
and Sons, New Delhi, 1999.









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IE 9311 PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT L T P C
3 0 0 3

UNIT I INTRODUCTION 8
Scope of operations management, strategy and productivity, productivity tools. Forecasting -
introduction, measures of forecast. Accuracy, forecasting methods - time series smoothing -
regression models - exponential smoothing - seasonal forecasting - cyclic forecasting.
Introduction to auto-regression models for forecasting.

UNIT II LONG TERM PLANNING: 8
Product design. Capacity planning. Facility location factors, location evaluation methods.
Process selection and facility layout Types of layouts for operations and production.
Arrangement of facilities within departments. Flexible manufacturing system - concepts -
advantages and limitation.

UNIT III PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL 5
Aggregate planning approaches, graphical, empirical, and optimization. Development of a
master production schedule, materials requirement planning (MRP- I), manufacturing
resource planning (MRP -II), and ERP.

UNIT IV INVENTORY ANALYSIS AND CONTROL: 6
Definitions - ABC inventory system - EOQ models for purchased parts - inventory order
policies - EMQ models for manufactured parts - lot sizing techniques. Inventory models
under uncertainty.

UNIT V SCHEDULING AND CONTROLLING: 8
Objectives in scheduling - major steps involved - information system linkages in production
planning and control - production control in repetitive, batch and job shop manufacturing
environment. Scheduling with resource constraints allocation of units for a single resource
- allocation of multiple resources - resource balancing. Line balancing - Helgeson Brine
approach - Region approach. Stochastic mixed - product line balancing.

UNIT VI JUST IN TIME MANUFACTURING 5
Introduction - elements of J IT - uniform production rate - pull versus push method- Kanban
system - small lot size - quick, inexpensive set-up - continuous improvement. Optimised
production technology.

UNIT VII PROJECT PLANNING: 5
Evolution of network planning techniques - critical path method (CPM) - project evaluation
and review technique (PERT). Network stochastic consideration. Project monitoring. Line
of balance.

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Richard B Chase, Robert J acobs F and Nicholas J Aquilano, Operations Management
for Competitive Advantage, McGraw-Hill/Irwin; Tenth Edition, 2003.
2. Gaither N, Production and Operations Management: Problems Solving And Decision,
Dryden Press; Fourth Edition, 1990.
3. Dilworth B J ames, "Operations Management Design, Planning and Control for
Manufacturing and Services", McGraw Hill, Inc, New Delhi, 1992.


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REFERENCES :
1. Bedworth D D, "Integrated Production Control Systems Management, Analysis, Design",
J ohn Wiley and Sons, New York, 1982.
2. Vollman T E, "Manufacturing Planning and Control Systems", Galgotia Publication (P)
Ltd., New Delhi, 1998.
3. Buffa E S, Modern Production/Operations Management, Wiley; Eighth Edition,J anuary







IE 9312 OPERATIONS RESEARCH L T P C
3 0 0 3

UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO LINEAR PROGRAMMING 9
Concepts and development of OR, assumptions, formulation, graphical method, Simplex
Algorithm.

UNIT II ADVANCED TOPICS IN LINEAR PROGRAMMING 9
Revised simplex method, duality theory, sensitivity analysis, Introduction to Integer
Programming.

UNIT III NET WORK METHODS 9
Transportation, assignment, maximum flow, shortest route, spanning tree problems,
PERT/CPM.

UNIT IV DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING 9
Concepts, formulation, recursive approach, computation procedure.

UNIT V WAITING LINE MODELS: 9
Queuing characteristics and terminology, single server and parallel server models,
Introduction to Markov Process .
TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

REFERENCES :
1. Hamdy A.Taha, Operations Research: an introduction, 4
th
edition, Mc Millan Co., 2003.
2. Don T.Phillips, A.Ravindran & J ames Solberg, Operations Research: Principles and
practice, J ohn Wiley & Sons, 1992.
3. Guisseppi A.Forgionne, Quantitative decision making, Wordsworth Publishing Co., 1986.
4. Schaums Outline Series Operations Research II Edition, Richard Broson, Govindasamy
Naachimuthu, 2000.
5. Hillier and Lieberman, Introduction to Operations Research, McGraw Hill International
Edition, Seventh Edition, 2001.




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IE 9321 MODELING AND SIMULATION IN MANUFACTURING L T P C
3 0 0 3

UNIT I MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS AND MODELS 8
Types and principles of manufacturing systems, types and uses of manufacturing models,
physical models, mathematical models, model uses, model building

UNIT II MATERIAL FLOW SYSTEMS 10
Assembly lines-Reliable serial systems, approaches to line balancing, sequencing mixed
models. Transfer lines and general serial systems paced lines without buffers, unplaced
lines. Shop scheduling with many products. Flexible manufacturing systems- System
components, planning and control. Group technology-Assigning machines to groups,
assigning parts to machines. Facility layout-Quadratic assignments problem approach,
graphic theoretic approach

UNIT III SUPPORTING COMPONENTS AND SYNCHRONOUS MANUFACTURING: 10

Machine setup and operation sequencing-integrated assignment and sequencing. Material
handling systems-conveyor analysis, AGV systems. Warehousing-storage and retrieval
systems, order picking. Synchronization Vs Optimization, defining the structure, identifying
the constraint, exploitation, buffer management.

UNIT IV GENERIC MODELING APPROACHES: 8
Analytical queuing models, a single workstation, open networks, closed networks. Empirical
simulation models-Event models, process models, simulation system, example
manufacturing system

UNIT V PETRI NETS 9
Basic definitions dynamics of Petri nets, transformation methods, event graphs, modeling
of manufacturing systems.
TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Ronald G Askin, Modeling and Analysis of Manufacturing Systems, J ohn Wiley and
Sons, Inc, 1993
2. Mengchu Zhou, Modeling, Simulation, and Control of Flexible Manufacturing Systems:
A Petri Net Approach,World secientific Publishing Company Pvt Ltd., 2000
3. J ean Marie Proth and Xiaolan Xie, Petri Nets: A Tool for Design and Management of
Manufacturing Systems, J ohn Wiley and Sons, New York, 1996.

REFERENCES:
1. P Brandimarte, A Villa, Modeling Manufacturing Systems Springer Verlag, Berlin, 1999.






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IE9322 QUALITY ENGINEERING L T P C
3 0 0 3

UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO QUALITY ENGINEERING AND LOSS FUNCTION 9

Quality value and engineering- overall quality system-quality engineering in product design -
quality engineering in design of production processes - quality engineering in production -
quality engineering in service. Loss function Derivation use-loss function for
products/system- justification of improvements-loss function and inspection- quality
evaluations and tolerances-N type, S type, L type

UNIT II ON-LINE QUALITY CONTROL 9
On-line feedback quality control variable characteristics-control with measurement interval-
one unit, multiple units-control systems for lot and batch production. On-line process
parameter control variable characteristics- process parameter tolerances- feedback control
systems-measurement error and process control parameters.

UNIT III ON-LINE QUALITY CONTROL ATTRIBUTES AND METHODS FOR
PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS 9
Checking intervals- frequency of process diagnosis. Production process improvement
method- process diagnosis improvement method- process adjustment and recovery
improvement methods.

UNIT IV QUALITY ENGINEERING AND TPM 9
Preventive maintenance schedules- PM schedules for functional characteristics- PM
schedules for large scale systems. Quality toolsfault tree analysis, event tree analysis,
failure mode and effect analysis. ISO quality systems.

UNIT V SIX SIGMA AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION 9

Introduction- definition-methodology- impact of implementation of six sigma-DMAIC method-
roles and responsibilities leaders, champion, black belt, green belts. Dos and donts -
readiness of organization planning-management role- six sigma tools sustaining six
sigma.
TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
REFERENCES :
1. De Feo J A and Barnard W W, Six Sigma: Breaktrough and Beyond, Tata McGraw-Hill,
NewDelhi, 2005.
2. Taguchi G, Elsayed E A and Hsiang, T.C.,Quality Engineering in Production Systems,
Mc-Graw-Hill Book company, Singapore, International Edition, 1989
3. Pyzdek T and Berger R W,Quality Engineering Handbook, Tata-McGraw Hill, New
Delhi, 1996
4. Brue G, Six Sigma for Managers, Tata-McGraw Hill, New Delhi, Second reprint, 2002.






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IE 9323 ENGINEERING OPTIMIZATION - THEORY AND L T P C
APPLICATIONS 3 0 0 3


UNIT I NONLINEAR OPTIMIZATION 9
Introduction, unconstrained optimization, one-dimensional optimization, elimination
methods, fibonacci method, golden section methods, interpolation methods, quadratic, cubic
interpolations, direct root methods, multivariable optimization, direct search methods, pattern
search methods, univariate method, Hooks and J eeves method, Powels method, Simplex
method, descent methods, steepest descent, conjugate gradient, Newton methods.

UNIT II CONSTRAINED NONLINEAR OPTIMIZATION 9
Direct methods, the complex method, cutting plane method, Indirect methods,
transformation techniques, interior and exterior penalty function methods, Khun-Tucker
conditions, Lagrangian method.

UNIT III INTEGER PROGRAMMING 9
Introduction to Integer Programming Solution Techniques, Graphical method, the branch
and bound technique, Gomarys cutting plane method, Examples on the application in
manufacturing / design systems

UNIT IV NON TRADITIONAL OPTIMIZATION I 9
Introduction to non,traditional optimization, Computational Complexity NP,Hard,
NP,Complete, No free lunch theorem Working principles of Simulated Annealing, Tabu
Search, and Neural Networks, Simple applications.

UNIT V NON TRADITIONAL OPTIMIZATION II 9
Introduction to Genetic Algorithms, Ant Colony Algorithm, Particle Swarm Algorithm, Hybrid
Algorithms, Simple Applications.
TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

REFERENCES:
1. Singiresu S Rao, Engineering Optimization: Theory and Practice, Wiley,Interscience,
3rd Edition,1996.
2. Kalyanmoy Deb, Optimization for engineering design, Prentice Hall India (Pvt) Ltd.,
New Delhi, 2000.












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IE 9313 HUMAN FACTORS IN ENGINEERING AND DESIGN L T P C
3 0 0 3


UNIT I INTRODUCTION 7
Definition, human technological system, multidisciplinary engineering approach, human
machine system, manual, mechanical, automated system, human system reliability,
conceptual design, advanced development, detailed design and development, human
system modeling.

UNIT II INFORMATION INPUT 5
Input and processing, text, graphics, symbols, codes, visual display of dynamic information,
auditory, tactual, olfactory displays, speech communications.

UNIT III HUMAN OUTPUT AND CONTROL 5
Physical work, manual material handling, motor skill, human control of systems, controls and
data entry devices, hand tools and devices.

UNIT IV WORKPLACE DESIGN 7
Applied anthropometry, workspace design and seating, arrangement of components within a
physical space, interpersonal aspects of work place design, design of repetitive task, design
of manual handling task, work capacity, stress, fatigue.

UNIT V ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS 5
Illumination, climate, noise, motion, sound, vibration.

UNIT VI BIOMECHANICS 5
Biostatic mechanics, statics of rigid bodies, upper extremity of hand, lower extremity and
foot, bending, lifting and carrying, biodynamic mechanics, human body kinematics, kinetics,
impact and collision.

UNIT VII BIOTHERMODYNAMICS AND BIOENERGITICS: 6
Biothermal fundamentals, human operator heat transfer, human system bioenergetics,
thermoregulatory physiology, human operator thermo regularity, passive operator, active
operator, heat stress.

UNIT VIII HUMAN FACTORS APPLICATIONS: 5
Human error, accidents, human factors and the automobile, organizational and social
aspects, steps according to ISO/DIS6385, OSHAs approach, virtual environments.

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
TEXT BOOK:
1. Chandler Allen Phillips, Human Factors Engineering, J ohn Wiley and Sons, New York,
2000.

REFERENCES :
1. Mark S Sanders, Human Factors in Engineering and Design, McGraw Hill, New York,
1993.
2. Bridger R S, Introduction to Ergonomics, Taylor and Francis, London, 2003.


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IE 9314 LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT L T P C
3 0 0 3

UNIT I INTRODUCTION: 4
Definition, decision phases in a supply chain, objectives of SCM, examples of supply chains,
supply chain drivers, supply chain integration, supply chain performance measures.

UNIT II NETWORK DESIGN: 7
Role of distribution in supply chain distribution network design factors influencing
distribution network design, distribution networks in practice network design in the supply
chain factors influencing the network design, framework for network design, models for
facility location and capacity allocation Impact of uncertainty on network design.

UNIT III INVENTORY MANAGEMENT: 9
Cycle inventory economies of scale to exploit fixed costs, quantity discounts, example
problems multi-echelon inventory safety inventory in supply chain safety level
estimation, supply uncertainty, data aggregation, replenishment policies, managing safety
inventory in practice product availability optimal level, affecting factors, supply chain
contracts, examples.

UNIT IV DISTRIBUTION STRATEGIES: 4
Push strategy, pull strategy-Kanban replenishment systems, types, implementation, push-
pull strategy.

UNIT V STRATEGIC ALLIANCE: 5
Framework for strategic alliance - 3PL and 4PL retailer-supplier partnerships distribution
integration procurement and outsourcing benefits, E-procurement design for logistics
supplier integration into new product development mass customization.

UNIT VI CUSTOMER VALUE AND GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS: 4
Customer value dimensions, strategic pricing, measures, IT and customer value global
supply chain introduction, driving factors, risks and advantages, issues, regional
differences in logistics.

UNIT VII INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR SCM 6
Goals standardization infrastructure interface devices, communications, databases,
system architecture system components integrating the supply chain information
technology - DSS for supply chain management.

UNIT VIII E-BUSINESS AND THE SUPPLY CHAIN: 6
Value of information Bullwhip effect, information and supply chain technology customer
relationship management, supplier relationship management.

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
TEXT BOOKS :
1. Simchi Levi Davi, Kaminsky Philip and Simchi-Levi Edith, Designing and Managing
the Supply Chain, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company Ltd, New Delhi, 2003.
2. Chopra S and Meindl P, Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning, and
Operation, Second edition, Prentice Hall India Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, 2005.



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REFERENCES :
1. Robert B Handfield, And Ernest L Nichols, Introduction To Supply Chain Management,
Prentice Hall, Inc, New Delhi, 1999.
2. Sahay B S, Supply Chain Management, Macmillan Company, 2000
3. David Brunt, And David Taylor, Manufacturing Operations And Supply Chain
Management : The Lean Approach, Vikas Publishing House , New Delhi, 2001
4. Hartmud Stadler, And Christoph Kilger, Supply Chain Management And Advanced
Planning: Concepts, Models, Software, Springer-Verlag, 2000
5. David F Ross, Introduction To E-Supply Chain Management, CRC Press, 2003.




IE 9315 MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE L T P C
3 0 0 3
UNIT I FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 5
Evolution, scope, objectives, functions, environment of corporate finance, Indian Financial
system, Reserve Bank of India, Financial institutions, Financial markets, Merchant Banking
Financial Services.

UNIT II SOURCES OF FINANCE 5
Long term - Retained earnings, equity, debenture, term loans, deferred credit, leasing, hire
purchase; Short term - Accruals, trade-credit, short term bank finance, public deposit,
commercial paper; Cost of capital, Leverage

UNIT III CAPITAL BUDGETING 5
Process - cost/benefits, Investment appraisal criteria, time value of money, net present
value, internal rate of return, profitability index, pay-back period, accounting rate of return,
cash flows.

UNIT IV WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT : 7
Overall considerations, influencing factors, working capital policy; Operating cycle analysis -
procedure, problems; Cash management; Credit management - terms, credit-policy, credit-
evaluation, control of accounts, receivable; Inventory Management - need, order
quantity/point, pricing of raw material and valuation, monitoring and control of inventories.

UNIT V CAPITAL STRUCTURE 4
Net income approach, Net operating income approach, Traditional position, Modigliani and
Miller position; Planning the capital structure, EBIT - EPS analysis, ROI ROE analysis,
Assessment of dept capacity;

UNIT VI BUDGETING AND BUDGETARY CONTROL 3
Budget - meaning, purpose, types of budgets- sales, production, purchasing, labou, cash;
Flexible budgets.

UNIT VII COST ACCOUNTING AND CONTROL : 8
Nature - Historical and future costs; Cost classification - labour, material, overhead;, cost
ladder, cost allocation, overhead absorption methods - DL, DM, number of pieces, LHR,
MHR, Activity Based Costing; Accounting for service department expenses; Variance
analysis for cost control - labour, material, overhead, variances, various types, illustrative
problems.


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UNIT VIII FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ANALYSIS: 8
Double entry book keeping, journal, subsidiary books, bank reconciliation statement, ledger,
trialbalance, trading, profit and loss account, balance sheet; Financial statement analysis,
types of financial ratios - liquidity, leverage, profitability, valuation ratios, time series
analysis, common size analysis, Du-pont analysis.
TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Prasanna Chandra, "Fundamentals of Financial Management", Tata McGraw Hill
Publishing Company Ltd., New Delhi, 2004.
2. Pandey I M Management Accounitng, Vikas Publishing House, 2000.

REFERENCES:
1. Pandey I M, "Financial Management ", Tata McGraw Hill, 2003.
2. Van Horne, Financial Management, McGraw Hill, 2002.
3. Ramachandra Aryasri A, Ramana Murthy V V, Engineering Economics and Financial
Management, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 2004.





IE 9316 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY- I L T P C
0 0 3 2

1. Generation and testing of random numbers and simulation of discrete systems

2. Solving linear programming using MS Excel

3. Solving non-linear problems using MS Excel

4. Facility layout design and analysis using software

5. Forecasting using MS Excel

6. capacity planning using MS Excel

7. master production schedule using MS Excel

8. materials requirement planning for a typical industry using MS Excel

9. Aggregate planning using MS Excel

10. Inventory analysis, EOQ, EMQ, Lot sizing case study

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS



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CI9269 LEAN MANUFACTURING L T P C
3 0 0 3
AIM:
The aim is to appreciate the students with the background, applications and current status of
lean manufacturing and to make them understand the relevant basic principles in this field.

OBJECTIVES:
At the end of this course the students are expected to understand the general issues
relating to lean manufacturing.


UNIT I INTRODUCTION 9
The mass production system Origin of lean production system Necessity Lean
revolution in Toyota Systems and systems thinking Basic image of lean production
Customer focus Muda (waste).

UNIT II STABILITY OF LEAN SYSTEM 9
Standards in the lean system 5S system Total Productive Maintenance standardized
work Elements of standardized work Charts to define standardized work Man power
reduction Overall efficiency - standardized work and Kaizen Common layouts.

UNIT III JUST IN TIME 9
Principles of J IT J IT system Kanban Kanban rules Expanded role of conveyance
Production leveling Pull systems Value stream mapping.

UNIT IV JIDOKA (AUTOMATION WITH A HUMAN TOUCH ) 9
J idoka concept Poka-Yoke (mistake proofing) systems Inspection systems and zone
control Types and use of Poka-Yoke systems Implementation of J idoka.

UNIT V WORKER INVOLVEMENT AND SYSTEMATIC PLANNING
METHODOLOGY 9
Involvement Activities to support involvement Quality circle activity Kaizen training -
Suggestion Programmes Hoshin Planning System (systematic planning methodology)
Phases of Hoshin Planning Lean culture
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Pascal Dennis, Lean Production Simplified: A Plain-Language Guide to the
2. World's Most Powerful Production System, (Second edition), Productivity Press,
New York, 2007.
3. Mike Rother and J ohn Shook, Learning to See: Value Stream Mapping to Add
4. Value and Eliminate MUDA, Lean Enterprise Institute, 1999.

REFERENCES:
1. J effrey Liker, The Toyota Way : Fourteen Management Principles from the World's
Greatest Manufacturer,McGraw Hill, 2004.
2. Michael L. George, Lean Six SIGMA: Combining Six SIGMA Quality with Lean
Production Speed,McGraw Hill, 2002.
3. Taiichi Ohno, Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-Scale Production,Taylor &
Francis, Inc., 1988.





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IE9002 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS L T P C
3 0 0 3

UNIT I INTRODUCTION MIS AND DECISION MAKING PROCESS 10
Definitions management information system, elements of management information system
information data, information, knowledge, quality and value of information. Programmed
versus non programmed decisions, behavioral model of organizational decision making,
decision- making concepts for information system design human information processing
limits, human cognition and learning.

UNIT II ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS AND MANAGEMENT 9
System definition, types, subsystems, system concepts and organizations organizational
structures, information processing model of organization structure, MIS and formal
organizational structure organizational planning goals and objectives, hierarchy of
planning, computational support for planning, Control process, nature of control in
organizations, information systems support for control.


UNIT III INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT 9
Introduction hardware data management architecture software telecommunications
and networks the internet and internet-related technologies trends in information
technology. Introduction system planning system analysis system design system
implementation system support - alternative methods of system development information
systems management strategic approaches to IS management introduction to
operational issues of IS management.

UNIT IV INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND MANUFACTURING INFORMATION
SYSTEM 9
Introduction office systems and knowledge work systems basic data-gathering systems
management information systems decision support systems expert systems
geographic Information systems executive information systems information system
trends. Product data management :- ERP-introduction, architecture, application, case
studies.

UNIT V QUALITY ASSURANCE, SECURITY AND ETHICS 8
Concepts of quality in information systems quality assurance for applications quality
assurance with user-developed systems computer crime computer security information
system ethics.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Davis G B and Olson M H, Management Information Systems; Conceptual
Foundations, Structure and Development, McGraw Hill Company, New York, Second
Edition, 1984.
2. J essup L and Valacich J , Information Systems Today, Prentice Hall of India Pvt Ltd,
2003.



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REFERENCES :
1. Murdick R G, Ross J E and Claggett J R, Information Systems for Modern
Management, Prentice Hall of India Private Ltd., India, Third Edition, 1992.
2. Henry C Lucas J r., The Analysis, Design and Implementation of Information Systems,
McGraw Hill Company, New York, Fourth Edition, 1992.
3. Burch J E, Strater F R and Grudnikski G, Information Systems: Theory and Practice,
J ohn Wiley and Sons, New York, 1987.
4. Leon Alexis, Enterprise Resource Planning, Tata McGraw Hill Company, New Delhi,
1999.
5. Kenneth C Laudon, J ane P Laudon, Management Information Systems, Prentice Hall
Inc., 1999.
6. Ivica Crnkovic, Aunita Persson Dahlquist and Ulf Asklund, Implementing and
Integrating Product Data Management and Software Configuration Management, Artech
House, 2003.







IE 9004 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ENGINEERING L T P C
3 0 0 3
UNIT I PHYSICAL HAZARDS 9
Noise, compensation aspects, noise exposure regulation, properties of sound, occupational
damage, risk factors, sound measuring instruments, octave band analyzer, noise networks,
noise surveys, noise control program, industrial audiometry, hearing conservation programs-
vibration, types, effects, instruments, surveying procedure, permissible exposure limit.
Ionizing radiation, types, effects, monitoring instruments, control programs, OSHA standard-
non-ionizing radiations, effects, types, radar hazards, microwaves and radio-waves, lasers,
TLV- cold environments, hypothermia, wind chill index, control measures- hot environments,
thermal comfort, heat stress indices, acclimatization, estimation and control

UNIT II CHEMICAL HAZARDS 9
Recognition of chemical hazards-dust, fumes, mist, vapour, fog, gases, types,
concentration, Exposure vs. dose, TLV - Methods of Evaluation, process or operation
description, Field Survey, Sampling methodology, Industrial Hygiene calculations,
Comparison with OSHAS Standard. Air Sampling instruments, Types, Measurement
Procedures, Instruments Procedures, Gas and Vapour monitors, dust sample collection
devices, personal sampling. Methods of Control - Engineering Control, Design maintenance
considerations, design specifications - General Control Methods - training and education

UNIT III BIOLOGICAL AND ERGONOMICAL HAZARDS 9
Classification of Biohazardous agents examples, bacterial agents, rickettsial and
chlamydial agents, viral agents, fungal, parasitic agents, infectious diseases - Biohazard
control program, employee health program-laboratory safety program-animal care and
handling-biological safety cabinets - building design. Work Related Musculoskeltal Disorders
carpal tunnel syndrome CTS- Tendon pain-disorders of the neck- back injuries.



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UNIT IV OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND TOXICOLOGY 10
Concept and spectrum of health - functional units and activities of occupational health
services, pre-employment and post-employment medical examinations - occupational
related diseases, levels of prevention of diseases, notifiable occupational diseases such as
silicosis, asbestosis, pneumoconiosis, siderosis, anthracosis, aluminosis and anthrax, lead-
nickel, chromium and manganese toxicity, gas poisoning (such as CO, ammonia, coal and
dust etc) their effects and prevention cardio pulmonary resuscitation, audiometric tests,
eye tests, vital function tests. Industrial toxicology, local, systemic and chronic effects,
temporary and cumulative effects, carcinogens entry into human systems

UNIT V OCCUPATIONAL PHYSIOLOGY 8
Man as a system component allocation of functions efficiency occupational work
capacity aerobic and anaerobic work evaluation of physiological requirements of jobs
parameters of measurements categorization of job heaviness work organization stress
strain fatigue rest pauses shift work personal hygiene.
TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
TEXT BOOK:
1. Hand book of Occupational Safety and Health, National Safety Council, Chicago, 1982.
REFERENCE:
1. Encyclopedia of Occupational Health and Safety, Vol.I and II, published by
International Labour Office, Geneva, 1985






IE 9005 CONCURRENT ENGINEERING L T P C
3 0 0 3

UNIT I CONCURRENT ENGINEERING 9
Introduction - basic concepts - traditional Vs concurrent approach - schemes and tools of
concurrent engineering - application of computers in the practice of concurrent engineering.

UNIT II BASIC PROCESS ISSUES 9
Process models - types - importance. Relation between models, specifications, technology,
automation and process improvement. Fabrication processes - assembly processes -
models of manufacturing, testing and inspection.

UNIT III CONCURRENT ENGINEERING APPROACH IN
MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS 9
System design procedure - features - intangibles - assembly resource alternatives - task
assignment - tools and tool changing - material handling alternatives.




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UNIT IV CONCURRENT AUTOMATED FABRICATION SYSTEMS 9
Introduction - methodology - preliminary and detailed work content analysis - alternatives -
human resource considerations. "Technical - Economic" performance evaluation -
concurrent assembly work station - strategic issues - technical issues - economic analysis.

UNIT V ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF SYSTEMS: 9
Types of manufacturing cost - pro-forma, cash-flow, determining allowable investment -
evaluation of investment alternatives - sensitivity analysis - effect of recycling and rework.
Case studies of concurrent engineering practice.

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
TEXT BOOKS:
1. J ames L Nevins and Daniel E Whitney, "Concurrent Design of Products and
Processes", McGraw Hill Publishing Company, 1989.
2. David D Bedworth, Mark R Anderson and Philip M Wilze, "Computer Integrated Design
and Manufacturing", McGraw Hill International Edition, 1991.

REFERENCE :
1. Proceedings of the "Summer School on Applications of Concurrent Engineering to
Product Development" held at PSG College of Technology, May 1994.






IE 9007 VALUE ANALYSIS AND ENGINEERING L T P C
3 0 0 3

UNIT I CONCEPTS 9
Introduction status of VE in India and origin country impact of VE application types of
values types of function function identification on product function matrix function
analysis elements of costs calculation of costs cost allocation to function evaluation
of worth in VE methodology

UNIT II TECHNIQUES 9
General techniques: brain storming godson feasibility ranking morphological analysis
ABC analysis probability approach make or buy. Function cost-worth analysis
function analysis system techniques function analysis matrix customer oriented FAST
diagram fire alarm Langrange plan evaluation methods matrix in evaluation break
even analysis.

UNIT III TEAM APPROACH IN VE 9
Team structure team building selection of reconsultant starting training selection of
remembers conduct of VE project study task flow diagram pre-study phase workshop
phase- host study phase.


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UNIT IV COST MODELS 9
Matrix cost models functional cost models uses of project models life cost purpose
and implication of LCC economic principles of LCC types of LCC steps in LCC case
study

UNIT V VALUE ENGINEERING IN JOB PLAN 9
Orientation phase information phase functional analysis creative phase evaluation
phase recommendation phase implementation phase audit phase. Value engineering
Case studies
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Richard J Park, Value Engineering A plan for inventions, St.Lucie Press, London,
1998
2. Mukhophadhyaya A K, Value Engineering, Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi,
2003

REFERENCES :
1. Larry W Zimmesman. P E , VE A Practical approach for owners designers and
contractors, CBS Publishers, Delhi, 1992
2. Arthus E Mudge, Value Engineering, McGraw Hill book company, 1971.







IE9008 MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT L T P C
3 0 0 3

UNIT I MAINTENANCE CONCEPT 7
Maintenance objectives and functions Tero technology Five zero concept Maintenance
costs and budgets Maintenance organization.

UNIT II FAILURE DATA ANALYSIS 9
MTBF, MTTF, useful life Survival curves repair time distribution exponential, Poisson,
normal, Weibull applications Standby systems - Availability of repairable systems
Maintainability prediction Design for maintainability.

UNIT III MAINTENANCE MODELS 10
Maintenance policies Imperfect maintenance concept of minimal repair Statistical aids
for PM and break-down maintenance PM schedules: deviations on both sides of target
values PM schedules for functional characteristics and large scale system replacement
models DOM, opportunistic maintenance Inspection and repair - Spare parts
management.



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UNIT IV TOTAL PRODUCTIVE MAINTENANCE 10
TPM philosophy Policy and objectives Pillars - Zero breakdown loss prevention
Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) Risk
Priority Number (RPN).

UNIT V ADVANCED TECHNIQUES 9
Condition monitoring: WDM, Vibration and corrosion monitoring Signature analysis
MMIS Expert systems Reliability centered maintenance (RCM).
TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
REFERENCES:
1. Gopalakrishnan, P. Banerji, A.K. Maintenance and spare parts management, Prentice
Hall of India, 1991.
2. Edward Hartmann, Maintenance Management Productivity and Quality publishing
Pvt.Ltd. Madras, 1995.
3. Seiichi Nakagima, Introduction to Total Productive Maintenance Productivity Press
(India) PVt.Ltd, 1993.






IE9009 FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS L T P C
3 0 0 3

UNIT I DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN FMS 9
Definition of an FMS - types and configurations concepts - types of flexibility and
performance measures. Functions of FMS host computer - FMS host and area controller
function distribution. Planning phases - integration - system configuration - FMS layouts -
simulation - FMS project development steps. Project management - equipment
development - host system development - planning - hardware and software development.

UNIT II AUTOMATED MATERIAL HANDLING AND STORAGE 9

Functions - types - analysis of material handling equipments. Design of conveyor and AGV
systems, storage system performance - AS/RS - carousel storage system - WIP storage
system - interfacing handling storage with manufacturing.

UNIT III MODELLING AND ANALYSIS OF FMS 9
Types of analysis: queuing- single server, multiple servers, queue disciplines, markovian
queing models. Simulation and Petri net modelling techniques. Economic and technological
justification for FMS

UNIT IV DISTRIBUTED NUMERICAL CONTROL AND PROGRAMMABLE
CONTROLLERS 9
DNC system - communication between DNC computer and machine control unit -
hierarchical processing of data in DNC system - features of DNC systems, PLC - control
system architecture - elements of programmable controllers: languages, control system
flowchart, comparison of programming methods.


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UNIT V PROCESS PLANNING AND RECONFIGURABLE MACHINES AND
SYSTEMS 9
Approaches to process planning, study of a typical process planning, manufacturing
planning and control, overview of production control.Challenges, enabling technologies for
reconfiguration system level design issues in RMS reconfigurable machines.

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Parrish D J , Flexible Manufacturing, Butter Worth Heinemann Ltd, Oxford, 1993.
2. Groover M.P, , Production Systems and Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Prentice
Hall India (P) Ltd, 1989.
3. Tien-Chien chang, Richard A Wysk, An Introduction to Automated Process Planning
Systems, Prentice Hall, Inc., Englewood cliffs, New J ersey, 1985

REFERENCES:
1. Considine D M and Considine G D, Standard Handbook of Industrial Automation,
Chapman and Hall, London, 1986.
2. Viswanadham N and Narahari Y, Performance Modeling of Automated Manufacturing
Systems, Prentice Hall India (P) Ltd, 1992.
3. Ranky P G, The Design and Operation of FMS, IFS Pub. UK, 1988.








IE9010 MARKETING MANAGEMENT L T P C
3 0 0 3

UNIT I ROLE OF MARKETING IN ORGANISATIONS 7
Core concepts of marketing, product concept, selling concept and marketing concept,
marketing process, analyzing market opportunities, designing marketing strategies, planning
marketing programmes, organizing, implementing and controlling the marketing effort,
marketing planning, current marketing situation, opportunity and issue analysis, action
programmes, profit and loss statement.

UNIT II MEASURING AND FORECASTING MARKET DEMANDS 8
Concepts in demand measurement, estimating current demand, estimating future demand,
market segmentation, general approach to segmenting a market, patterns of market
segmentation, market segmentation procedures, base for segmenting customer markets
and industrial markets, market targeting - evaluating the market segments, selecting the
market segmens; Trend forecasting.

UNIT III LAUNCHING NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES 7
New product development, effective organisational arrangements, idea generation, idea
screening, concept development and testing, product development, market testing,
commercialisation, consumer adoption process, product life cycle - introductory stage,
growth stage, maturity stage and decline stage.



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UNIT IV PLANNING MARKETING PROGRAMMES 8
Managing product lines, brands and packaging, product mix decisions, product line
decisions, brand decisions, packaging and labeling decisions, managing service businesses
and ancillary services - classification of services, marketing strategies for service firms,
managing product support services, pricing strategies and programs - setting the price,
adapting the price, initiating and responding to price changes.

UNIT V MANAGING MARKETING CHANNELS, COMMUNICATION AND
PROMOTION-MIX STRATEGIES 10
Nature of marketing channels, channel design decision, channel management decisions,
channel dynamics, channel co-operation, conflict and competition, retailing, wholesaling and
distribution systems, nature and importance of retailing, types of retailers, wholesaling,
physical distribution. The communication process, steps in developing effective
communication, measuring promotion results, managing the sales force, designing the sales
force, principles of personal selling.

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Philip Kotler, "Marketing Management Analysis, Planning, Implementation and Control",
Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2004.
2. Ramanuj Majundar ,"Marketing Research", Wiley Eastern Ltd, 1991.

REFERENCES:
1. Stanton and William., "Fundamentals of Marketing", McGraw Hill, Tokyo, 1995.
2. Boyd and Kapoor, "Readings in Marketing Management", McGraw Hill Book Co. Ltd.,
1989.
3. Ekzel M J and Walkar B J , "Marketing", McGraw Hill, 1997.





IE 9011 INTELLIGENT MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS L T P C
3 0 0 3
UNIT I HUMAN AND MACHINE INTELLIGENCE 9
Concepts of fifth generation computing - Programming in AI environment, developing
artificial intelligence system, natural language processing, neural networks.

UNIT II KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION FOR SMART SYSTEMS 9
Forward chaining, backward chaining, use of probability and fuzzy logic. Semantic nets-
structure and objects, ruled systems for semantic nets; certainty factors, automated learning.

UNIT III LANGUAGES USED IN AI AND EXPERT SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 10
Using PROLOG to design expert systems, converting rules to PROLOG, conceptual
example, introduction to LISP, function evaluation, lists, predicates, rule creation .Definition-
choice of domain, collection of knowledge base, selection of inference mechanism, case
studies of expert system development in design and manufacturing.



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UNIT IV EXPERT SYSTEM TOOLS 10
Expert systems controlling reasoning rule based system canonical systems rules and
meta rules associative nets and frame systems graphs trees and networks
representing uncertainity probability in expert systems-learning- forms of learning
inductive learning decision trees knowledge in learning Heuristic classification
Heuristic matching - case studies in expert systems MYCIN Meta-Dendral.- general
structure of an expert system shell, examples of creation of an expert system using an
expert system tool Fundamentals of object oriented programming, creating structure and
object, object operations, invoking procedures, programming applications, object oriented
expert system.

UNIT V INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION OF AI AND EXPERT SYSTEMS 7
Robotic vision systems, image processing techniques, application to object recognition and
inspection, automatic speech recognition.
TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Robert Levine et al, "A Comprehensive Guide to AI and Expert Systems", McGraw Hill
Inc,1986.
2. Henry C Mishkoff, "Understanding AI", BPB Publication, New Delhi, 1986.
3. Peter J ackson, Introduction to Expert Systems, First Indian Reprint, 2000, Addison-
Wesley.

REFERENCES :
1. Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig, Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach, Prentice
Hall, 1995.
2. Elaine Rich et al., Artificial Intelligence, McGraw Hill, 1995.
3. Winston P H, Artificial Intelligence, Addison-Wesley, Reading, Massachusetts, Third
Edition,1992





IE 9012 TOTAL PRODUCTIVITY MAINTENANCE L T P C
3 0 0 3

UNIT I BASIC PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS: 8
Six basic principles-new demands of production-continuous productivity improvement-TPM
definition-development stages of TPM-principle of learning improving machine
performance-the team approach-zero defects and TPM

UNIT II OVERALL EQUIPMENT EFFECTIVENESS 9
Power of OEE-six major losses-OEE metrics-OEE calculation for a single machine- plant
OEE calculations-process average method-weighted process average method- total
equipment effectiveness equipment performance (TEEP)- financial aspects of OEE case
studies.



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UNIT III RESTORING EQUIPMENT TO NEW CONDITION 8
Specific goals for equipment, operators, technicians-detecting minor machine defects-
setting comp. standards-typical examples- machine tags-one point lessons typical
examples.

UNIT IV AUTONOMOUS MAINTENANCE AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE 10
Sevel levels-initial cleaning- preventive cleaning machines-cleaning and lubrication
standard- general inspection, autonomous inspection-process disciple-independent
autonomous maintenance. Elements of a complete preventive maintenance- PM checklist-
PM schedules-inspection specification, replacement parts numbers-PM procedure-part logs-
quality checks-PM master plan.

UNIT V TPM IMPLEMENTATION 10
Introduction of TPM to the organization-creation of organization structure- Basic TPM
policies and aids- master plan- Kick start.Small group activities- implementing AM-
establishing planned maintenance- training and education- developing equipment
management program- perfecting TPM implementation raising TPM levels- Case studies.
TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

REFERENCES:
1. Hansen R C, Overall Equipment Effectiveness, Industrial Press, USA, First Edition,
2001
2. Robinson C J and Ginder A P, Implementing TPM: The North American Experience,
Productivity Press, USA, 1995






IE 9013 DATA STRUCTURES AND COMPUTING L T P C
3 0 0 3

UNIT I INTRODUCTION 9
Basic concepts of OOPs Templates Algorithm Analysis ADT - List (Singly, Doubly and
Circular) Implementation - Array, Pointer, Cursor Implementation.

UNIT II BASIC DATA STRUCTURES 10
Stacks and Queues ADT, Implementation and Applications - Trees General, Binary,
Binary Search, Expression Search, AVL, Splay, B-Trees Implementations - Tree
Traversals.

UNIT III ADVANCED DATA STRUCTURES 10
Set Implementation Basic operations on set Priority Queue Implementation - Graphs
Directed Graphs Shortest Path Problem - Undirected Graph - Spanning Trees Graph
Traversals.


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UNIT IV MEMORY MANAGEMENT 7
Issues - Managing Equal Sized Blocks - Garbage Collection Algorithms for Equal Sized
Blocks -Storage Allocation for Objects with Mixed Sizes - Buddy Systems - Storage
Compaction.

UNIT V SEARCHING, SORTING AND DESIGN TECHNIQUES 9
Searching Techniques, Sorting Internal Sorting Bubble Sort, Insertion Sort, Quick Sort,
Heap Sort, Bin Sort, Radix Sort External Sorting Merge Sort, Multi-way Merge Sort,
Polyphase Sorting - Design Techniques - Divide and Conquer - Dynamic Programming -
Greedy Algorithm Backtracking - Local Search Algorithms.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Mark Allen Weiss, Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis in C++, Pearson Education,
2002
2. Aho, Hopcroft, Ullman, Data Structures and Algorithms, Pearson Education, 2002.
REFERENCES:
1. Horowitz, Sahni, Rajasekaran, Computer Algorithms, Galgotia, 2000
2. Tanenbaum A.S., Langram Y, Augestien M.J ., Data Structures using C & C++,
Prentice Hall of India, 2002






IE 9014 FACILITIES PLANNING AND DESIGN L T P C
3 0 0 3

UNIT I FACILITY LOCATION AND ANALYSIS 7
Location decisions - Qualitative and Quantitative factors, Simple models in single facility and
multi facility problems.

UNIT II LAYOUT DESIGN 10
Facilities requirement, need for layout study types of layout; Design cycle SLP
procedure Algorithms ALDEP, CORELAP, CRAFT.

UNIT III CELLULAR LAYOUT 10
Group technology Production Flow analysis (PFA), ROC (Rank Order Clustering)
Assembly Line balancing.

UNIT IV INTRODUCTION TO MATERIAL HANDLING 10
Principles, unit load concept, material handling system design, handling equipment types,
selection and specification, containers and packaging.

UNIT V WAREHOUSE DESIGN 8
Introduction Measuring & Benchmarking warehouse performance Warehouse
operations, Receiving and putaway principles, Pallet Storage and Retrieval system, Case
Picking systems Warehouse layout Computerizing warehouse operations.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS


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REFERENCES :
1. Tompkins, J .A. and J .A.White, Facilities planning, J ohn Wiley, 2003.
2. Richard Francis.L. and J ohn A.White, Facilities Layout and location, an analytical
approach, Prentice Hall Inc., 2002.
3. J ames Apple, M.Plant layout and Material Handling, J ohn Wiley, 1977.
4. Sundaresh Heragu, Facilities Design, PWS Publishing Company, Boston, 1997.
5. Edward Frazelle, World-Class Warehousing and Material Handling, McGraw Hill
Publishers, 2002.



IE 9015 ROBUST DESIGN L T P C
3 0 0 3

UNIT I INTRODUCTION 9
Planning of experiments, terminology, ANOVA rationale, basics of quality by design, Loss
function, Tolerance design, Single factor experiments, tests on means.

UNIT II FACTORIAL EXPERIMENTS. 10
Multi factor experiments - EMS rules 2 & 3 factors, 2
K
design, confounding, Fractional,
Nested designs Response Surface Methodology

UNIT III ORTHOGONAL EXPERIMENTS 9
Selection and application of orthogonal arrays for design, Conduct of experiments, collection
and analysis of simple experiments, Modifying orthogonal arrays.

UNIT IV ROBUST DESIGN PROCESS . 9
Comparison of classical and Taguchis approach, variability due to noise factors,
classification of quality characteristics and parameters, objective functions in robust design,
S/N ratios

UNIT V PRODUCT / PROCESS IMPROVEMENT. 8
Inner and outer OA experiments, Optimization using S/N ratios, attribute data analysis, a
critique of robust design, multi response optimization Case studies

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
REFERENCES:
1. Phillip J .Ross, Taguchi techniques for quality engineering, Prentice Hall, 1996.
2. D.C. Montgomery, Design and Analysis of experiments, J ohn Wiley and Sons, 2003.
3. Nicolo Belavendram, Quality by Design; Taguchi techniques for industrial
experimentation, Prentice Hall, 1995.










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IS9325 RELIABILITY ENGINEERING L T P C
4 0 0 4

UNIT I RELIABILITY CONCEPT 12
Reliability function failure rate mean time between failures (MTBF) mean time to failure
(MTTF) A priori and a posteriori concept - mortality curve useful life availability
maintainability system effectiveness.

UNIT II FAILURE DATA ANALYSIS 12
Time to failure distributions Exponential, normal, Gamma, Weibull, ranking of data
probability plotting techniques Hazard plotting.

UNIT III RELIABILITY PREDICTION MODELS 12
Series and parallel systems RBD approach Standby systems m/n configuration
Application of Bayes theorem cut and tie set method Markov analysis Fault Tree
Analysis limitations.

UNIT IV RELIABILITY MANAGEMENT 12
Reliability testing Reliability growth monitoring Non-parametric methods Reliability and
life cycle costs Reliability allocation Replacement model.

UNIT V RISK ASSESSMENT 12
Definition and measurement of risk risk analysis techniques risk reduction resources
industrial safety and risk assessment.
TOTAL : 60 PERIODS

REFERENCES
1. Srinath L.S, Reliability Engineering, Affiliated East-West Press Pvt Ltd, New Delhi,
1998.
2. Modarres, Reliability and Risk analysis, Maral Dekker Inc.1993.
3. J ohn Davidson, The Reliability of Mechanical system published by the Institution of
Mechanical Engineers, London, 1988.
4. Smith C.O. Introduction to Reliability in Design, McGraw Hill, London, 1976.







MF9252 DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURING AND ASSEMBLY L T P C
3 0 0 3
UNIT I TOLERANCE ANALYSIS 9
Introduction Concepts, definitions and relationships of tolerancing Matching design
tolerances with appropriate manufacturing process manufacturing process capability
metrics Worst care, statistical tolerance Analysis Linear and Non-Linear Analysis
Sensitivity Analysis Taguchis Approach to tolerance design.



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UNIT II TOLERANCE ALLOCATION 9
Tolerance synthesis Computer Aided tolerancing Traditional cost based analysis
Taguchis quality loss function Application of the Quadratic loss function to Tolerancing
Principles of selective Assembly Problems.

UNIT III GEOMETRIC DIMENSIONING AND TOLERANCING 9
Fundamentals of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing Rules and concepts of GD&T
Form controls Datum systems Orientation controls Tolerance of position
Concentricity and symmetry controls Run out controls Profile controls.

UNIT IV TOLERANCE CHARTING 9
Nature of the tolerance buildup structure and setup of the tolerance chart piece part
sketches for tolerance charts Arithmetic ground rules for tolerance charts Determination
of Required balance dimensions Determination of Mean working Dimensions Automatic
tolerance charting Tolerance charting of Angular surfaces.

UNIT V MANUFACTURING GUIDELINES 9
DFM guidelines for casting, weldment design Formed metal components Turned parts
Milled, Drilled parts Non metallic parts Computer Aided DFM software Boothroyd and
Dewhurst method of DFMA DCS Vis/VSA 3D Dimensional control Statistical
tolerance Analysis Software Applications.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
REFERENCES:
1. C.M. Creveling, Tolerance Design A handbook for Developing Optimal
Specifications, Addison Wesley, 1997.
2. J ames D. Meadows, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, Marcel Dekker Inc.,
1995.
3. Alex Krulikowski, Fundamentals GD&T, Delmar Thomson Learning, 1997.
4. Oliver R. Wade, Tolerance Control in Design and Manufacturing, Industrial Press, NY,
1967.
5. J ames G. Bralla, Handbook of Product Design for Manufacturing, McGraw Hill, 1986.